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Agian, where is this verified? I've seen some confusion on whether or not K2 supplements could be taken or were effective while on Coumadin, but it may well be that it was just from people who were -- confused.

Merry Christmas, Pellicle. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WUlPNWDvk-c

**** is his own man and I trust very much that if he'd taken offense, he would have let me know. Since he specifically said he did NOT take offense, I'm going to take his word on that. Why can't you? Oh, right. Because you are scrounging around for an excuse to be rude.

Coincidentally, I am also 5'7", I weigh 165 pounds, and I exercise about 45 minutes every day. Don't smoke, drink a glass of red wine a day for health reasons, and rarely eat red meat or refined grains. Haven't touched fast food in over two years. As for your comment, and its implications, I...

Less difficult if you happen to live in certain nations. Hell, in Germany I'd qualify for apheresis treatments, which would go a long way towards dealing with the problem! But here in the USA, we believe in the power of prayer...

Agian... I realize that this doesn’t entirely discount your point here, and that I really shouldn’t have to explain this to you because you must understand it, but recent findings have very, very strongly implicated high Lp(a) as a causal factor for the development and accelerated progression...

Your response here is a wonderful, crystal clear example of how this topic of discussion sets off some of the regulars in this forum. There’s typically a “first wave” of positive responses, but woe betide the person who scratches the surface and comes back with skepticism. But credit where it...

****, I have been meaning to ask — when DID you stop dwelling on life expectancy? After a certain age, I’d imagine it’s no great trick to stop worrying that you’ll die young. No offense. :)

First actuarial table I found indicates that a 63.5 year old man can expect to live about 18 more years. So that seems two years off? Of course the Malta study lumped men and women together, which would make it a greater difference on average, but still, you’re talking about 5 years or less...

OK here you go: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/handle/123456789/23778/OA138-1535-1-PB.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y You may have to download the pdf and look at it yourself. LOTS of data on different subgroups. In the 60-67 year old group, average age 63.5, there was a 50% chance...

(Cont.) If we don’t honestly assess our odds of surviving to reach a certain age, we risk wasting the time we DO have working for a retirement we will never live to enjoy. And of course if we DO work out that we have 20 years less than we thought, we run the risk of getting depressed about...

This is a topic that is frowned on in this forum. I don’t agree with that, but there you are. I could say more but I probably should not. I laughed when I read your post because I identify with it. In fact I have posted something similar here in the past. I work in what is basically an...

Because I've been gathering data on my average FBG with a home glucometer, I have gotten much more familiar with the finger sticking process involved. I was for the most part pleasantly surprised -- there are times when I genuinely do not feel the lancet poke me and still get a decent drop of...

Here is a fun fact -- there also seems to be an association of Lp(a) with lower overall cancer incidence among older patients. There is some conjecture that Lp(a) may be protective against cancer, even as it pushes you into heart disease. To my knowledge, none of this is conclusive -- however...

Oh boy. Folks don't cotton to that topic of discussion 'round these parts, pardner. Look here -- see that circle? It's really a cone! It's both! It's neither! HUZZAH!!! See? Ya got NOTHIN' ta worry about!

Well, I'm no Pellicle, but I try. Yeah, this stuff is scary as heck, and it's scarier because few people really know about it. Most cardio docs I talk to about it are either ignorant or lying to make me feel better; I'm never absolutely sure which. When a doc tells you that a statin will...

I'll also repost something I posted earlier about CAC score growth. A shocking number of docs are completely ignorant about this -- even my current doc actually told me that the statin she gave me will freeze CAC growth! Nonsense. Anyway: * * * * * I've recently been doing some more reading...

Ha ha! Doctor Nocturne! I'm the only adult of four living in this house who is NOT a doctor! Calcium score of 777 at age 50? Well hot damn! That puts you right up in the 99th percentile for age -- just like me. You lucky dog, you! Considering your otherwise great numbers (and assuming...

Some people do draw a fair amount of genetic jokers. Sucks.

With all due respect, Pellicle may not be the best source of advice for someone with AVS *and* premature CAD. I'm just saying. Have you had a coronary CT scan done? Do you know your CAC score? There is some evidence that warfarin accelerates the growth of CAC. For those who have the luxury of...